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• MINUTES OF THE JOINT ELK RIVER HERITAGE PRESERVATION& PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Monday,December 10,2012 HPC Members present: Chair Lance Lindberg,Stephen Rohlf and Joshua Fox Parks &Recreation Members present:Dave Anderson,Mike Nziolek,Mark Ahlness,Andrew Karlsen,James Nystrom,Dave Kallemeyn,Guenther Sagan HPC Members absent: Marilyn VanPatten and Debra Mortenson Staff Present: Environmental Administrator,Rebecca Haug Environmental Assistant,Rachel King Others Present: Chuks Ugochukwu,SCSU Professor,Joni Astrup,students from SCSU 1) Meeting called to Order The Joint meeting of the Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission and Parks &Recreation Commission was called to order at 4:30 p.m.by Chair Lindberg and Chair Anderson. 2) GENERAL BUSINESS 2.1 Presentations by SCSU Students • Professor Ugochukwu introduced himself and discussed the project his students have been working on. The students studied five different areas and will give brief presentations on their trail marker concept design. The first group presented on the battle between the Ojibwe and Dakota. The concept is a map of Minnesota with touch buttons which would be solar powered. The map is the color of Minnesota, gold and maroon as they are the primary war colors. The second group presented on the Elk River Milling District. The graphic showed images of Ard Godfrey,who was an influential figure of the time for the milling district as well as photos of the old mills. The third group presented on the history of Elk River Football. At one time,the football teams were paid to have scrimmages at Bailey Point. The group discussed how Robert Handke built the first high school and expanded the school district. Arne Engstrom is responsible for the Elks logo for Elk River School District. They explained how the Handke Pit has been restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fourth group presented on the Oxcart Trail and envisions a simple trail marker with limited words. The display showed the trail systems that were used to transport materials from St.Paul to Canada The fifth group presented on the CountyFairgrounds that used to be at Bailey Point as well as the golf course and campground. Their design concept is to have interactive buttons on an image of the golf course. They also had a concept with a ferris wheel. Each of the seats on the ferns wheel would represent a different event is the history of the fairgrounds such as a listing of all of the first fair • officers. There was also information about the Grange and Oliver Kelley.